Get the appEmergency crews have rescued Hayden Wilde, 29, who was lost near a property on Mudflat Road at Drake. He was found on Sunday, October 25, after going missing the day before. An RFS helicopter, assisted by police, SES and the Casino VRA Rescue Squad, carried out the search. Helitak 203 located Mr Wilde on its final pass before returning to Coffs Harbour ahead of storms, and winched him to safety. Paramedics checked his medical condition.
An 81-year-old woman was taken to Lismore Base Hospital after her car left the Bruxner Highway and crashed at Drake on Friday, October 23. Passing drivers spotted the car on its side off an embankment at about 9.30am and helped the driver out. Paramedics checked her at the scene, and she was taken to hospital by ambulance as a precaution. Fire and Rescue and RFS units, including those from Tabulam and Frasers Cutting, assisted at the site. A Casino VRA Rescue Squad was called but turned back once the driver was reported to be no longer trapped.
A 53-year-old man from Nimbin has died after he was found unresponsive at a rural property near Drake in northern NSW. Emergency services were called to Leslie Creek Road about 11.30pm on Saturday night. He was found unconscious among a group gathered for a bush doof, an outdoor party held in bush or rural land. People at the property started first aid, and responders and NSW Ambulance paramedics continued CPR, but he could not be revived. Investigators are now working to establish what happened in the hours before he died.
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Get the appNSW Police are investigating after a man's body was found on a rural property at Drake over the weekend. Emergency services were called to Leslie Creek Road at about 11.30pm on Saturday after the man was found unresponsive. Bystanders gave first aid, and officers and NSW Ambulance paramedics continued CPR, but he could not be revived. The 53-year-old man from Nimbin was understood to be among a group attending a bush doof party on the property. A crime scene has been established and inquiries are continuing.
A 53-year-old man from Nimbin has died after he was found unresponsive at a rural property near Drake in northern NSW. Emergency services were called to Leslie Creek Road about 11.30pm on Saturday night. He was found unconscious among a group gathered for a bush doof, an outdoor party held in bush or rural land. People at the property started first aid, and responders and NSW Ambulance paramedics continued CPR, but he could not be revived. Investigators are now working to establish what happened in the hours before he died.
Police and paramedics were called to a rural property on Leslie Creek Road, Drake, at 11.30pm on Saturday, October 10, after reports a man's body had been found. Bystanders gave first aid before police arrived and took over CPR. Paramedics continued CPR on arrival, but the man could not be revived. Police said the 53-year-old man from Nimbin was among a group attending a bush doof party at the property. A crime scene has been established and inquiries are continuing. Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.